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Michael
P.
Mawanda,
MB.ChB,
M.Med
–
Paediatrics,
Mak.
Address:
Work:
WHO
office,
Sekou
Toure
Drive,
Mamba
Point,
Monrovia,
Liberia.
Home:
Platinum
Medical
Centre,
Buganda
road,
Kampala,
Uganda.
Phone:
Work:
+231-­‐770-­‐496-­‐076
Home
+256-­‐392
960-­‐608
Email:
mawandamp@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
To
work
with
a
global
institution
committed
to
offering
technical
support
and
training
in
health
systems
strengthening
and
improvement
of
healthcare
quality
through
sharing
knowledge
and
experience;
especially
in
health
emergencies
and
resource
poor
settings.
ESSENTIAL
SKILLS
Excellent
skills
in
clinical
work,
training,
mentoring
and
leading
clinical/training
partnerships
aimed
at
improving
healthcare
quality
and
strengthening
health
systems.
Experience
in
interagency
liaisons
and
government
interface.
EXPERIENCE
More
than
12
years
of
experience
in
clinical
practice
and
training
in
three
different
countries
in
Sub-­‐
Saharan
Africa
and
documentation
of
clinical
research
work
with
five
peer
reviewed
publications.
EDUCATION
2005
-­‐
2008
College
of
Health
Sciences,
Makerere
University,
Kampala,
Uganda
Masters
of
Medicine
-­‐
Paediatrics
&
Child
health
1995
-­‐
2000
Mbarara
University
of
Science
&
Technology,
Uganda.
Bachelor
of
Medicine
&
Bachelor
of
Surgery
PROFESSIONAL
EXPRIENCE
October
2015
-­‐
Present
IPC
Consultant,
WHO
Ebola
Response
Teams
Roles
• Work
in
coordination
with
the
Ebola
outbreak
response
to
ensure
proper
management
of
IPC
priorities
and
activities.
• Assess
IPC
capacities
and
practices
in
hospitals
and
health
care
facilities
in
the
areas
affected
by
the
outbreak

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• Review
IPC
measures
implemented
in
the
healthcare
facilities
in
the
affected
areas,
assess
and
identify
gaps
and
advise
on
IPC
training
/
prevention
of
healthcare
associated
infections
at
district
level
facilities.
• Provide
guidance
on
immediate
IPC
policies,
resources,
equipment
and
training
needed
for
national
and
district
level
healthcare
facilities.
• Outline
elements
of
a
national
infection
prevention
and
control
strategy
in
regard
to
measures
pertaining
to
enhancement
of
standard
precautions
for
Viral
Haemorrhagic
fevers
and
identify
activities
that
can
be
rapidly
implemented.
• Support
Ministry
of
health
in
documenting
the
outbreak
and
response
activities.
April
–
Sept
2015:
Clinical
Advisor,
Foreign
Medical
Teams
(FMTs),
WHO
Ebola
Response,
Liberia
Roles:
• Provide
advice
to
Foreign
Medical
Teams
on
clinical
management
of
Ebola
• Monitor
and
mentor
FMTs
to
enhance
quality
of
clinical
care
• Coordinate
with
other
pillars
in
the
response
(IPC
and
Logistics,
WASH)
to
enhance
FMTs
performance.
• Oversight
of
clinical
research
activities
involving
FMTs
March
–
December
2014:
Clinical
Lead,
Ebola
Response
Team
at
Emergency
Hospital
Ebola
Holding
Centre
/
Lakka
–
Emergency
Ebola
treatment
Centre,
Sierra
Leone.
Roles:
• Provide
leadership
for
clinical
activities
related
to
triage
and
patient
management
• Training
and
on-­‐job
mentoring
of
staff
in
Clinical
and
IPC
activities.
• Member
of
the
Ebola
national
task
force
and
committee
responsible
for
adapting
Ebola
clinical
guidelines
for
Sierra
Leone.
April
2011
–
February
2014:
Consultant
Paediatrician
and
Head
of
Department,
Emergency
Surgical
Centre,
Freetown,
Sierra
Leone.
• Lead
consultant
Paediatrician
for
inpatient
care
and
outpatient
clinics.
• In-­‐service
trainer
for
healthcare
workers
in
Emergency
Paediatrics.

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• Visiting
Lecturer
in
Paediatrics
and
Child
health
at
the
college
of
medicine
and
health
sciences,
University
of
Sierra
Leone.
August
2008
–
March
2011:
Paediatrician,
St
Mary’s
Hospital,
Lacor,
Gulu
Uganda
• Daily
clinical
rounds
for
Paediatrics
in-­‐patient
and
outpatient
Paediatrics
consultations.
• Mentoring
Junior
House
officers
in
Paediatrics
and
child-­‐health.
• In-­‐service
trainer
in
Emergency
Paediatrics
and
Child-­‐health,
Northern
Uganda.
August
2008
–
March
2011:
Honorary
Lecturer
and
internal
examiner
in
Paediatrics
and
Child-­‐health,
Gulu
University
Medical
School,
Northern
Uganda.
August
2005
–
July
2008:
Resident
in
Paediatrics
and
Child-­‐Health,
College
of
health
sciences,
Makerere
University,
Kampala,
Uganda.
December
2001
–
July
2005:
Medical
Officer
at
St
Mary’s
Hospital,
Lacor,
Gulu,
Uganda
• Clinical
rotations
Paediatrics,
and
Internal
Medicine.
August
2001
–
November
2001:
Medical
Officer
&
Research
Assistant,
Makerere
University
–
John
Hopkins
University
(MU-­‐JHU)
research
collaboration.
August
2000
–
July
2001:
Junior
House
Officer
(Internship)
in
Paediatrics
and
Child
health,
Obstetrics,
Gynaecology
and
General
Surgery
at
Mulago
National
Referral
and
Hoima
Regional
Referral
Hospitals,
Uganda.
ADDITIONAL
TRAINING
2002
Certificate
in
good
clinical
practice
and
source
documentation
in
research.
2004
Certificate
in
Paediatric
HIV/AIDS
care,
Makerere
University
–
John
Hopkins
University
collaboration.
2011
Trainer
of
trainers
for
In
Service
training
of
health
workers
in
Paediatric
HIV/AIDS
care
–
Ministry
of
health,
Uganda.
2014
Certificate
in
clinical
management
of
Viral
Haemorrhagic
fevers,
Sierra
Leone.

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RESEARCH
&
PUBLICATIONS
1.
Micro-­‐albuminuria
in
Ugandan
children
with
sickle
cell
anaemia:
a
cross-­‐sectional
study.
M
Mawanda,
J
M
Ssenkusu,
S
Kiguli,
A
Odiit,
C
Ndugwa.
Ann
Trop
Paediatr
31(2):115-­‐21
(2011)
2.
Gene
expression
analysis
uncovers
similarity
and
differences
among
Burkitt’s
lymphoma
subtypes.
Piccaluga
PP,
De
Falco
G,
...
Mawanda
M,
...,
Califano
A,
Pileri
SA,
Leoncini
L.
Blood.
2011
Mar
31;117(13):3596-­‐608.
2011
Jan
3.
Burkitt’s
Lymphoma
with
Cutaneous
Involvement
in
Uganda
Valeria
Calbi,
Michael
Mawanda,
Martin
Ogwang
INCTR
Newsletter
(2011)
4.
Diagnosis
of
Burkitt’s
lymphoma
using
an
algorithmic
approach
-­‐
applicable
in
both
resource-­‐poor
and
resource-­‐rich
countries.
Kikkeri
N
Naresh,
Hazem
A
H
Ibrahim,
...
Michael
Mawanda,
Lorenzo
Leoncini.
Br
J
Haematol
(2011)
5.
Bacterial
meningitis
following
introduction
of
Hib
conjugate
vaccine
in
northern
Uganda.
R
Iriso,
R
Ocakacon,
M
Mawanda,
A
Kisayke.
Ann
Trop
Paediatr
28(3):211-­‐6
(2008)
MEMBERSHIP
IN
ASSOCIATIONS
2001
-­‐
to
date
Uganda
Medical
and
Dental
Practitioners’
Council
2008
-­‐
to
date
Uganda
Medical
Association
2008
-­‐
to
date
Uganda
Paediatrics
Association.
Referees
to
be
provided
on
request
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